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Nov 3, 2023 · The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope Hawkins is a nineteenth-century action and thriller novel about the abduction of the king-to-be of the fictional land of...
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The Prisoner of Zenda is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed.
- Anthony Hope
- 1894
Summaries. An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king, after the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.
A rescue mission is carried out to save the real Prince Rudolf from Zenda. Rudolf's true identity is revealed, leading to a climactic battle with Duke Michael. Prince Rudolf is restored to the throne, and Rudolf Rassendyll returns to England.
The Prisoner of Zenda is a cult classic. First and foremost a piece of light fiction meant to thrill and entertain casual readers, Anthony Hope Hawkins' debut adventure novel became an...
The Prisoner of Zenda, novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. This popular late-Victorian romance relates the adventures of Rudolf Rassendyll, an English gentleman living in Ruritania who impersonates the king in order to save him from a treasonous plot.
Rudolf Elphberg is one of the central characters of the novel entitled The Prisoner of Zenda created by Anthony Hope. He is the prisoner in the castle of Zenda. He is son of late king of Ruritania and heir to throne.
